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    Thread: 多読 Tadoku Reading Challenge
Post: RE: 多読 Tadoku Reading Challenge

(2016-06-16, 10:32 am)gaiaslastlaugh Wrote: (2016-06-15, 11:28 pm)Aikynaro Wrote: I'd like to hear Doctor Dunlap's story... 同感!多読の怪獣ですね。。。 「怪」しいかもしれへんけど「獣」ではアリマヘン♪(笑) No special story here. No...
drdunlap Group study 361 69,130 2016-06-16, 9:00 pm
    Thread: Transcription - Final Fantasy XV Brotherhood Episode 1
Post: RE: Transcription - Final Fantasy XV Brotherhood E...

http://www.nicovideo.jp/watch/sm28560399
drdunlap Group study 8 426 2016-06-13, 11:39 am
    Thread: The "What's this word/phrase?" thread
Post: The "What's this word/phrase?" thread

it's the furniture
drdunlap The Japanese language 8,332 1,452,088 2015-09-22, 11:40 pm
    Thread: The "What's this word/phrase?" thread
Post: The "What's this word/phrase?" thread

I would assume it's this definition of たね: 6 裏に隠された仕掛け。「手品の―を明かす」 So in English.. uh.. what would we say? Haha. The "trick"?
drdunlap The Japanese language 8,332 1,452,088 2015-08-25, 8:16 pm
    Thread: Where's Khatzumoto?
Post: Where's Khatzumoto?

kameden Wrote:I am against RTK because it doesn't really teach anything useful beyond memorization of the radicals, which is really only useful for writing. If you don't want to physically write the c...
drdunlap Off topic 529 102,642 2015-08-23, 9:07 pm
    Thread: Heroes...
Post: Heroes...

Ash_S Wrote:日本語で読みましょう(*´▽`*) 「いいね」(というか今は関西弁バージョンあるから「ええやん!」)押したいけどそーゆーボタンがない件 あっ、興味ないから読まへんけど♪(笑)
drdunlap Off topic 8 1,645 2015-08-23, 4:44 am
    Thread: Japan TV IPTV set top box?
Post: Japan TV IPTV set top box?

s0apgun Wrote:drdunlap Wrote:TheVinster Wrote:How about you dedicate all your free time to finding me people in Kansai to have language exchanges with. APPRECIATE IT, BRO. SORRY, ALL OF MY FREE TIME C...
drdunlap Learning resources 53 16,893 2015-08-19, 2:13 am
    Thread: Japan TV IPTV set top box?
Post: Japan TV IPTV set top box?

Bokusenou Wrote:@drdunlap Ooh, thanks! That will come in handy. I should probably get more used to 関西弁, since it shows up a lot in media, and watching that channel looks like a fun way to do it! I esp...
drdunlap Learning resources 53 16,893 2015-08-17, 1:55 am
    Thread: Japan TV IPTV set top box?
Post: Japan TV IPTV set top box?

TheVinster Wrote:How about you dedicate all your free time to finding me people in Kansai to have language exchanges with. APPRECIATE IT, BRO. SORRY, ALL OF MY FREE TIME CURRENTLY TAKEN UP GETTING INE...
drdunlap Learning resources 53 16,893 2015-08-16, 8:39 pm
    Thread: Japan TV IPTV set top box?
Post: Japan TV IPTV set top box?

PS - to anyone looking for some Kansai programming there may be something for that. Slight lag and low quality are the prices I pay to feed my Kansai addiction.
drdunlap Learning resources 53 16,893 2015-08-16, 6:38 pm
    Thread: Japan TV IPTV set top box?
Post: Japan TV IPTV set top box?

TVApp looks nice... but no 関テレ (´・ω・`)ショボーンマックス
drdunlap Learning resources 53 16,893 2015-08-15, 6:50 pm
    Thread: MEXT Research Student Secondary Screening
Post: MEXT Research Student Secondary Screening

Flamerokz Wrote:I should really flesh out the rest of my Japanese instead of my reading ability... Sigh. If you can't find conversation partners around but do think you'll wind up in Japan for some le...
drdunlap JLPT, Jobs & College in Japan 22 4,476 2015-08-14, 11:42 pm
    Thread: The "What's this word/phrase?" thread
Post: The "What's this word/phrase?" thread

See also metaphorical residing in general ("健全な精神は健全な肉体に宿る", etc.)
drdunlap The Japanese language 8,332 1,452,088 2015-08-14, 8:55 pm
    Thread: The "What's this word/phrase?" thread
Post: The "What's this word/phrase?" thread

kapalama Wrote:drdunlap Wrote:kapalama Wrote:(As a side note, that seemed a pretty rare usage for 宿る, especially when written so close to 額, which had me thinking price, not forehead, because I deal w...
drdunlap The Japanese language 8,332 1,452,088 2015-08-14, 4:04 pm
    Thread: Where's Khatzumoto?
Post: Where's Khatzumoto?

@yogert909 - Ah, that video isn't Khatz..! Just someone doing AJATT, I believe. @kapalama - He writes like he's talking to a friend. It's weird if you aren't used to it but I speak with friends the s...
drdunlap Off topic 529 102,642 2015-08-14, 2:42 pm
    Thread: The "What's this word/phrase?" thread
Post: The "What's this word/phrase?" thread

kapalama Wrote:(As a side note, that seemed a pretty rare usage for 宿る, especially when written so close to 額, which had me thinking price, not forehead, because I deal with hotels all the time. But i...
drdunlap The Japanese language 8,332 1,452,088 2015-08-14, 2:28 pm
    Thread: Make me fluent, Darling!
Post: Make me fluent, Darling!

gaiaslastlaugh Wrote:Also, might as well throw my statistical sample into the ring for what it's worth. My fiancee speaks little English, so Japanese is our default language. She's learning English, b...
drdunlap General discussion 39 5,590 2015-08-09, 1:50 am
    Thread: The "What's this word/phrase?" thread
Post: The "What's this word/phrase?" thread

Kuroro Wrote:Can anybody help me out with this sentence? 何か手伝うことがないかと思って。 I don't get it at all, I've always seen the ことがある used after the past tense to indicate a previous experience but what does ...
drdunlap The Japanese language 8,332 1,452,088 2015-08-05, 7:04 am
    Thread: 日本酒 Sake (Semi-useful Reading Practice)
Post: 日本酒 Sake (Semi-useful Reading Practice)

辛口 all the way! Also go go gadget nostalgia. I used to live right down the street from the main factory for 日本盛.
drdunlap Off topic 2 564 2015-08-04, 8:59 am
    Thread: 日本語中級会話 (Japanese Only)
Post: 日本語中級会話 (Japanese Only)

@sholum あっ!今まで返事があるって気づかんかってん!(笑)ごめんなさいm(_ _)m 夏ぁな〜退屈やわ〜〜(笑) 外は確かに暑いけど、アメリカはクーラー効きすぎて外の方が気持ちいい時もありますよなー (久しぶりにアメリカの夏体験中♪(笑)) 彼女(日本人)も来てて体調崩してもたくらい・・・ 20度とかやり過ぎやなホンマに!外との差が激しすぎる! んーーっと、ってことで、はい、sholu...
drdunlap General discussion 237 101,079 2015-08-02, 9:52 pm
    Thread: 日本語中級会話 (Japanese Only)
Post: 日本語中級会話 (Japanese Only)

|ω・)ノヨッ!!
drdunlap General discussion 237 101,079 2015-07-30, 9:39 pm
    Thread: Place names like 浪速っこ..
Post: Place names like 浪速っこ..

kapalama Wrote:(Also, every girl says it's 神戸美人 ) That'd be weird for guys, though. :P And what's with everyone calling themselves 美人!? 自己暗示やろな(笑) Also, (not completely but) somewhat unrelated, I cal...
drdunlap The Japanese language 10 1,456 2015-07-29, 9:26 pm
    Thread: Place names like 浪速っこ..
Post: Place names like 浪速っこ..

神戸っ子!
drdunlap The Japanese language 10 1,456 2015-07-29, 7:46 pm
    Thread: Arcane Secrets! (or one man's language learning story)
Post: Arcane Secrets! (or one man's language learning st...

@repdetect2 I have no cards that are just for kanji readings. As soon as I finished RTK1 I just used kanji for everything in my normal cards and learned new kanji readings as I went about learning vo...
drdunlap General discussion 104 37,084 2015-07-27, 1:18 pm
    Thread: Arcane Secrets! (or one man's language learning story)
Post: Arcane Secrets! (or one man's language learning st...

Oops! I just changed all the links to photobucket. Hopefully that works!
drdunlap General discussion 104 37,084 2015-07-25, 10:45 pm
    Thread: Arcane Secrets! (or one man's language learning story)
Post: Arcane Secrets! (or one man's language learning st...

Thanks for the kind words, dizzyS. :D All of my grammar cards looked different depending on where I was in my study but they all follow the same general idea- my "study" came from my initial encounte...
drdunlap General discussion 104 37,084 2015-07-25, 8:21 am
    Thread: The "What's this word/phrase?" thread
Post: The "What's this word/phrase?" thread

sparky14 Wrote:Sorry everyone, I seem to have a lot of questions this week... 「あっぱれ!」天使はそういうと、稲妻が走るもやもやの煙の中へ消えていった。 The translation given is "Done!" says the angel, and disappears in a cloud of smoke...
drdunlap The Japanese language 8,332 1,452,088 2015-07-14, 12:07 pm
    Thread: The "What's this word/phrase?" thread
Post: The "What's this word/phrase?" thread

Ah, that Edit was just an "in general" (and also "technically" with a large helping of "splitting hairs" and "totally unnecessary and needlessly confusing information") with no real relevance to the p...
drdunlap The Japanese language 8,332 1,452,088 2015-07-13, 9:12 pm
    Thread: The "What's this word/phrase?" thread
Post: The "What's this word/phrase?" thread

In this instance, I believe な is being used as a form of the copula だ (definition #1) and the の, therefore, is nominalizing the verb and turning it into a verb phrase. It would be like saying "学校が学校で...
drdunlap The Japanese language 8,332 1,452,088 2015-07-12, 9:21 pm
    Thread: The "What's this word/phrase?" thread
Post: The "What's this word/phrase?" thread

klloud Wrote:お酒さえ飲まなければ、何を飲んでも食べてもいいですよ。 That one is a sentence that I stumbled upon on Tobira. I've been studying for almost a year, but I still feel like my basic grammar is lacking a lot. Is the f...
drdunlap The Japanese language 8,332 1,452,088 2015-07-12, 6:07 pm